Thank you. Tonight, your money, your taxes. President trumps new plan. What it means for you. After several efforts to repeal obamacare fail, the president now turns to a major tax overhaul. Proposed cuts for middle class families, also major cuts for corporations and wealthy americans. Also tonight, the crisis in puerto rico. A full week after the hurricane hit, more than a Million People without power or drinking water. The mayor of san juan tonight saying people are starting to die. The deadly showdown. The police video just released. The suspect jumping from his pickup, firing at police. Officers responding. Tonight, abc news obtaining some of the russian ads bought on facebook. You will see them for yourself. Posing as an american group, the ads say, we need trump. The massive explosion,
30,000 forced to evacuate. Authorities now asking, was this an accident or not . And the First Airline to offer free Text Messaging while youre flying. Are phone calls next . Good evening. And its
Wondering why im saying hi from northampton. Yes, i am. Yes. I was asked to say that today when i was on the Bill Newman Radio Show in northampton, massachusetts. Phoning in to the radio show. Of course, you are a big local hero there. I was on the show, of course, talking about my new book Playing With Fire and im one of those do anything to sell a book guys and so when he asked me to say hi to Rachel Maddow from northampton i said ill say that tonight on tv. And may many book sales follow. Bill newman is a great guy, Local Aclu Hero in western massachusetts. Known him for a very long time and anything from northampton is good as far as im concerned. Well done. He loves you and they love you up there. Thanks, man. Thank you, rachel. Well, donald trump jr. s secret communication with wikileaks about material stolen from the Democratic Party became
fifth accuser of roy moore emerged this afternoon. And this time, the woman appeared before cameras and told her own story in her own words
Were on the west coast but the effects of Hurricane Irma are being felt all over this state still. Theres a lot to report over the next two hours. Were going to be focusing on what happened in the caribbean where the storm has passed by the misery is remaining. There are now 16 deaths in the United States contributed to the storm. Twelve of them here in the states and at least others in the caribbean. Fema estimates 19 homes were damaged or completely destroyed. Over the next two hours well hear from survivors who rode out the storm and people who coming home to see whats left behind or not left. Virgin islands, the people there have told us theyre feeling neglected. The three largest islands in the virgin islands, st. Kroiks, st. Thomas. Here in the western side, they are shooting for september 22nd, thats next friday. More on that situation in a moment. First, we want to start in the keys. Lisa, is a nurse who wrote out the storm in key west. I spoke to her by phone a few moments ago
Trust the president. New reporting on the president s humiliation of Jeff Sessions in the wake of the mueller appointment. And the Treasury Secretarys new excuse for asking the government to subsidize his honeymoon. They had to give up a lot to take these jobs. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The most prominent voices of the trump base discovered today what many of his Business Associates and customers learned long ago. If youre in business with donald trump, eventually youre going to end up on the wrong side of the deal. This afternoon in an offcamera session with reporters on Board Air Force one, the president defended his decision to work with democrats on a deal to protect undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children. In exchange for increased Border Security. Im a republican through and through, but im also finding that sometimes to get things through, its not working that way. And, you know, we got very poorly treated on the hea
Hostage situation unfolding at this hour inside a bank. Several reportedly trapped inside. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a friday night. We begin with the urgent headline from puerto rico at this hour. A dam at imminent risk of failure, a lifethreatening situation. A Mass Evacuation under way. Some 70,000 people across the island. Catastrophic flooding and mudslides already. The governor saying its time to get people out. We begin with abcs rob marciano on the scene to get Tens Of Thousands to higher ground. Rob. Reporter a disastrous development happening in puerto rico. A large dam is beginning to fail. Two towns and Tens Of Thousands of people in danger downstream. A Flash Flood Emergency in effect right now. Officials urging people to get to high ground. This is a lifethreatening situation happening now. Tonight the new emergency in this unfolding disaster. The battering of Hurricane Maria and her 40 inches of rain causing this major dams failure. Flash flooding fo